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W: I hope I’m not interrupting your work, Paul. You must be very busy at this time of the day. M: Not at all. Come in, Come in, Mrs. Finch. I’m just tasting a few of the dishes we’ll be serving this rooming. W: That looks interesting. What exactly is it M: That one is fish—in a special sauce. One of my new creations, actually. W: I’m looking forward to trying it.M: I do hope you’ve enjoyed your stay with us. W: Very much, indeed. We both find it very relaxing here. M: Well, I’m sure there’s lots more you’d like to ask, so, please go ahead. W: Thanks. I notice that you have a sort of team of helpers. How do you organize who does that Surely, it’s difficult with so many talented people M: Everyone contributes ideas, of course, and to a certain extant shares in the decision-making. We all have our different specialties and different ways of doing things, but that’s a great advantage in a place like this. If there is any disagreement, I have the final word. After all, I own the business and I’m the boss. But it happens rarely. I’m glad to say. W: Have you had them with you for long M: Net all of them, no. Alan’s been with me for about five years. I used to have a restaurant on the east coast. Then I got the offer to do a lecture tour of Australia and New Zealand, you know, with practical demonstrations, so I sold the business, and then Alan and I looked a- round for two young chefs to take with us. Tom and Martin have been working for me ever since. Chefs are not a problem, but I’m having a lot of trouble at the moment finding good, reliable domestic staff. W: How long did the tour last M: We were away for over two years in the end because more and more organizations wanted to see the show, and one thing led to another. W: Had you been considering this present venture for long M: For some time, yes. During the tour I began to think it might be interesting to combine the show idea with a permanent establishment, and so here we are. W: And what made you choose this particular sport M: Quite a few people have been surprised-you’re not the first. It does seem a bit out of the way, I know, but I didn’t want to start up in London. There’s far too much competition. Then I decided to go for a different type of client altogether-the sort of person who wants to get away from it all; who loves peace and quiet, and beautiful scenery but also appreciates good food. When I saw the farmhouse I couldn’t resist it. I was brought up not far from here so everything just fell into place. W: To go back to the food, Paul. Do you have a large selection of dishes to choose from or are you always looking for new ideas M: Both. A lot of the dishes had already been created on the tour, but I encourage my staff to experiment whenever possible. I mean I can’t keep serving the same dishes. The people who come here expect something unusual at every course, and some guests, I hope, will want to return. W: I know two who certainly will. M: It’s very kind of you to say so. Is there anything you’d like to know W: As a matter of fact, there is. Your grapefruit and ginger marmalade tasted delicious. Could you possibly give me the recipe M: It isn’t really my secret to give. It belongs to Alan, but I’m sure if you ask him he’ll be glad to oblige you — as long as you promise not to print it in your magazine. Alan may not want to have his recipe publicized.

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Humanity’s primal (原始的) efforts to systematize the concepts of size, shapes, and number are usually regarded as the earliest mathematics. However, the concept of number and the counting process developed so long (67) the time of recorded history (there is archaeological (68) that counting was employed by humans as far back as 50,000 years ago) that the (69) of this development is largely conjectural (好推测的). Imaging how it probably came (70) is not difficult. The argument that humans, (71) in prehistoric times, had some number sense, at least (72) the extent of recognizing the concepts of more and less when some objects were (73) to or taken away from a small group, seems fair, for studies have shown that some animal possesses such a (74) . With the (75) evolution of society, simple counting became necessary. A tribe had to know how many members it had and how many enemies, and shepherd needed to know (76) the flock of sheep was decreasing in size. Probably the earliest way of keeping a count was by some simple tally (计算, 记录) method, (77) the principle of one-to-one corre-spondence. In (78) a count of sheep, for example, one finger per sheep could be (79) . Counts could also be (80) by making scratches in the dirt or on a stone, by cutting notches in a piece of wood, or by tying knots in a string. (81) , perhaps later, an assortment of vocal (82) was developed as a word tally against the number of objects in, a small group. And (83) later, with the development of writing, a set of (84) was invented to stand for these numbers. Such an imagined development is (85) by reports of anthropologists in their studies of present-day societies that are (86) to be similar to those of early humans.

A. within
B. by
C. at
D. to

Until men invented ways of staying underwater for more than a few minutes, the wonders of the world below the surface of the sea were almost unknown. The main problem, of course, lies in air. How could air be provided to swimmers below the surface’ of the sea Pictures made about 2,900 years ago in Asia show men swimming under the surface with air bags tied to their bodies. A pipe from the bag carried air into the swimmer’s mouth. But little progress was achieved in the invention of diving devices until about 1490, when the famous Italian painter, Leonardo da Vinci, designed a complete diving suit.In 1680, an Italian professor invented a large air bag with a glass window to be worn over the diver’s head. To "clean" the air a breathing pipe went from. the air bag, through another bag to remove moisture, and then again to the large air bag. The plan did not work, but it gave later inventors the idea of moving air around in diving devices.In 1819, a German, Augustus Siebe, developed a way of forcing air into the head-cover-ing by a machine operated above the water. At last in 1837, he invented the "hard-hat suit" which was to be used for nearly a century. It had a metal covering for the head an air pipe attached to a machine above the water. It also had small openings to remove unwanted air. But there were two dangers to the diver inside the "hard-hat suit". One was the sudden rise to the surface, caused by a too great supply of air. The other was the crushing of the body, caused by a sudden diving into deep water. The sudden rise to the surface could kill the diver; a sudden dive could force his body up into the helmet, which could also result in death.Gradually the "hard-hat suit" was improved so that the diver could be given a constant supply of air. The diver could then move around under the ocean without worrying about the air supply.During the 1940s diving underwater without a special suit became popular. Instead, divers used a breathing device and a small covering made of rubber and glass over parts of the face. To improve the swimmer’s speed another new invention was used: a piece of rubber beathing pipes made it possible for divers to float on the water, observing the marine life underneath them. A special rubber suit enabled them to be in cold water for long periods, collecting specimens of animal and vegetable life that had never been obtained in the past.The most important advance, however, was the invention of a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, which is called a "scuba".Invented by two Frenchmen, Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagngn, the scuba consists of a mouthpiece joined to one or two tanks of compressed air which are attached to the diver’s back. The scuba makes it possible for a diver-scientist to work 200 feet underwater or even deeper for several hours. As a result, scientists can now move around freely at great depths, learning a- bout the wonders of the sea. The German, Augusts Siebe, invented the "hard-hat suit" which was used().

A. for nearly a hundred years
B. for almost a thousand years
C. for over a century
D. for a century

Humanity’s primal (原始的) efforts to systematize the concepts of size, shapes, and number are usually regarded as the earliest mathematics. However, the concept of number and the counting process developed so long (67) the time of recorded history (there is archaeological (68) that counting was employed by humans as far back as 50,000 years ago) that the (69) of this development is largely conjectural (好推测的). Imaging how it probably came (70) is not difficult. The argument that humans, (71) in prehistoric times, had some number sense, at least (72) the extent of recognizing the concepts of more and less when some objects were (73) to or taken away from a small group, seems fair, for studies have shown that some animal possesses such a (74) . With the (75) evolution of society, simple counting became necessary. A tribe had to know how many members it had and how many enemies, and shepherd needed to know (76) the flock of sheep was decreasing in size. Probably the earliest way of keeping a count was by some simple tally (计算, 记录) method, (77) the principle of one-to-one corre-spondence. In (78) a count of sheep, for example, one finger per sheep could be (79) . Counts could also be (80) by making scratches in the dirt or on a stone, by cutting notches in a piece of wood, or by tying knots in a string. (81) , perhaps later, an assortment of vocal (82) was developed as a word tally against the number of objects in, a small group. And (83) later, with the development of writing, a set of (84) was invented to stand for these numbers. Such an imagined development is (85) by reports of anthropologists in their studies of present-day societies that are (86) to be similar to those of early humans.

A. continuous
B. continual
C. unceasing
D. gradual

Her diligence and intelligence ______________________ (弥补了她缺乏经验).

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